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Once there was a thing called spring

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Mush faces coming at you! because I haven’t felt like drawing and/or anything really. But these are my new half faces along the pages of my journal.

I do have a new March playlist! You can guess the theme I believe:

March Playlist

I did get out today with camera, and it was the same rather dismal sky. You wouldn’t have believed it was March and the beginning of spring break here. So I won’t show you the same mushroomy toadstools I found today. But I did figure out the big birds I thought were cranes were actually great egrets because that makes more sense around here along the creek beds and such. The other morning it was still dark and I was coming across the bridge over the creek I saw some flying above me. They were huge and graceful! That was cool! Or it could be herons, but I’m thinking they’re egrets. There were three flying above me. So I’m not sure, they looked too wirey to be geese. Who knows they were cool birds flying above me!

Anyway we don’t have any big grand mush adventures planned, but just being with my kids is all that I want to do. And so I imagine we will find something magical even if it’s just a cool rock and/or a new hiking trail.

Raining in my Coffee Cup? not a problem

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Happy little coffee

Although the rain has subsided this morning, it’s the perfect time of morning where it’s still damp, cloudy and….you guessed it PUDDLES. Puddles in my coffee? Not a problem.

Oh wait, I hear the rain coming back.

It’s just time for me to get out and take some photos. I do have some errands to run today so I better get to it!

I need some rain boots.

Change Taking Place

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After Valentine’s Day and the success of the paper hearts, I’ve not figured out my next grand mush gesture. Perhaps, flowers? Perhaps more weirdo birdos…I’m leaning on ostriches. I just feel like a total awkward ostrich. Ugh. Minus the height. I wanted to embody the beautiful and graceful crane, but I am not there yet. Changes are taking place, even as I write, the buds are starting to emerge. Luckily I have photos to prove the emergence of spring in all it’s colorful glory! As well as more fungi or course. Spring is on its way. Something tells me it’s going to be about the same. I don’t know. It’s hard to be hopeful for anything right now. And if there’s anything we can count on, it’s the seasons that come and go. The rise and fall of the setting sun. The constants in our life. I grasp onto that, and simultaneously grow and emerge along with nature. That’s a beautiful thought at least. Because I know I’ll still stay the same no matter what. Stay in my comfortable bubble. Change take place, within me. Let this weirdo birdo fly!

I just couldn’t resist a puddle, but I had to show you the green in the puddles, if you see!

Here’s to Paper Hearts

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Tomorrow I’m releasing my origami hearts out into the wild, I guess. A little early but, I am ready to get rid of them.  I did do a trial run of them at the library and I have no idea how that faired. Probably a bit whimsy, which is the ultimate goal.

A life without whimsy is a dimsy life. I made up a word!

A part of me is anxious for some reason. It’s not at all weird a 40 something year old is making paper crafts and writing weird messages and doodles in them, no it’s not…shakes head, yes it is. It’s like my inner child is unleashed. But it’s not at all any different from my cards. The cards though I get to choose who gets them. This I cannot say, or if my boss will take them away and say you can’t leave these here.

Still wanting to hide
Paper Hearts are ready to go!

I also feel that maybe someone out there, and I mean a lot of people out there right now need some light in their life. This world is dragging everyone down. And if I can spread some light to just a small part of the community then I feel like I have a sense of purpose. Valentine’s Day can suck for those without anyone, and even though I’m comfortable being alone now, some others may not be. Then there are kids who don’t have loving parents, or friends, maybe a paper heart will cheer them up. Maybe a widow or widower who is alone finds a paper heart and it makes them smile. So I’m going to do it. I may feel uncomfortable but I’m so tired of being in my comfort zone, my bubble. I’ve let so many opportunities and people pass me by because of it.

Paper Hearts do your thang! Hahaha

Hungry Heart

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This one has to be my favorite of the Origami Surprise Hearts.

And if you know the song even better and you are probably in my age bracket, hahaha…

I have made two baskets full and I hope they don’t creep people out, but in a way I guess I do want them to have an experience…of joy! But it’s mostly probably going to be uncomfortableness. Because I did make other song lyric ones too.  I was just in the moment running out of ideas, but also conjuring up a February playlist and that song was playing in the background.

And 80’s music had some of the best, mushiest, cheesiest songs in any era of music! And I mean that in a good way! They made great love songs. Peter Gabriel’s In Your Eyes is just one of about a million love songs that were so good. That one isn’t cheesy as some of them. But name some cheesy love songs and it might end up on my February playlist.

My all time favorite is This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) by the Talking Heads it’s already on there.

It’s not all 80’s music, but just some of the best love songs I believe to be the best. Actually there are too many to even try to fit in a playlist. And it’s going to take me the entire month to get it all I think. 

  If you haven’t guessed I’m making a playlist for each month..then after the year is up listen back and hope memories of that year come back to me..because music tends to do that. I don’t necessarily know if themes will pop up but they probably will (like February all about love). And I have gone and butchered and changed at the very end so I don’t even know if it’s that great an idea. 

But once I’m done I’ll share it with you guys!

Here is January’s. I was going with just Inspiration, and Strong Women because that’s what I aspire to be,my intention anyway. It is kind of melancholy too but January was pretty melancholy.

January

February

And that is the start of February

Cooking up a Valentine’s Origami Surprise

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Of course I always do some code mushy Valentine’s stuff. Making the untypical Valentine, this year I am doing origami. The crane life is a life of whimsy and I love how whimscial Origami is. So of course, hearts!

I think I liked them better without the smiley face

Each one has a message inside. Nothing cliche Valentine messages, but I’m going to leave them at the service counter at work. This will be sort of my first attempt at publicly presenting my code mush (besides the big wide web!). I usually deliver personal messages or cards to people. Or leave my magazines in the break room (haven’t done those in years but I think they were too ridiculous and I was running out of ideas ). I will not at all be disappointed if it’s received with weird glances. I hope it makes everyone weird and uncomfortable! which is how I feel 95% of the time.